Career best

Butler’s 26 is the best game of his career

Jared Butler had 26 points and 7 assists on 11 for 19 shooting in 20 minutes, but the Wizards lost to the 76ers 109-⁠103.

His Performance Score of +10.8 is the best of his 115 games, better than 97.7% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 26 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 1 more than his 25 against Memphis on April 9, 2023.

He went 5 for 8 at the rim and 3 for 3 from 3. His 25 points from the field came on 19 shots, 4.1 more than the league scores from the same zones. Corey Kispert set up 3 of his 11 baskets. He scored 10 of his 26 after the game was decided.

His old best, +10.3, was 17 points on 7 for 10 shooting in 17 minutes, a 117-⁠113 win over Milwaukee on April 2, 2024.

The game

Wizards 103, 76ers 109Away, Jan. 8, 2025Box score and story ›

Jared Butler
1-2 FT20:07 min
Points1st 82nd 83rd 24th 8
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (26; his best before, 17). Before this game he averaged 6.0 points, 1.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 25 regular-season games.

Shot making
25 points from the field on 19 shots4.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a pull-up 3-pointer1st quarter, 2:14 leftchance to win 8.4% to 18%
Guarded by
Martin: 10 poss, 4 ptsMaxey: 6 poss, 4 ptsOubre: 5 poss, 6 pts
He guarded
Maxey: 8 poss, 0 ptsOubre: 4 poss, 0 ptsMartin: 4 poss, 0 pts
On the move
1.45 miles4.54 mph on average50 touches
Hustle
2 deflections1 shot contested1 loose ball
Rating
Performance Score +10.865.4% true shooting38.5% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Jan. 8, 2025at PHIL 103-1092026471011-193-31-21+7+10.8
2April 2, 2024vs MILW 117-113171733207-103-30-00−2+10.3
3March 18, 2022vs LACW 121-92252137108-135-100-01+2+9.4
4April 12, 2024vs CHIL 127-1292915110206-91-32-40−14+7.2
5Jan. 24, 2022at PHXL 109-115171312405-93-40-01−2+6.3

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Wizards 117, Bucks 113Home, April 2, 2024Box score and story ›

Jared Butler
17:29 min
Points1st 02nd 43rd 54th 8
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 5.2 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 33 regular-season games.

Shot making
17 points from the field on 10 shots5.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 31-foot pull-up 3-pointer3rd quarter, 11s leftchance to win 68% to 82%
Guarded by
Green: 13 poss, 6 ptsCrowder: 8 poss, 0 ptsConnaughton: 5 poss, 5 pts
He guarded
Green: 13 poss, 3 ptsConnaughton: 5 poss, 0 ptsBeverley: 4 poss, 0 pts
On the move
1.35 miles4.34 mph on average29 touches
Hustle
2 deflections2 shots contested2 loose balls1 box-out
Rating
Performance Score +10.385.0% true shooting24.4% usage